A Brunswick County jury has found Craig Bryant guilty of the first-degree murder of Shallotte Realtor Adam Bradshaw. He was also found guilty of robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit murder.

Bryant was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the charge of first-degree murder. The charge of conspiracy to commit murder carries 180 to 225 months and the charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon carries 72 to 96 months.

OCEAN ISLE BEACH—Two public meetings in Ocean Isle Beach have revolved around whose going to be responsible for keeping toilets flushing on the island in the future.

Mayor Debbie Smith explained to a packed commissioner’s chambers on Monday evening there is a need to do something about the town’s wastewater management plant. The state requires towns to begin plans for expansion when they are at 80 percent of disposal capacity. By 90 percent, construction is supposed to be under way. The disposal capacity is estimated by the state based on peak usage.

The 11th anniversary of 9/11—Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012—was as bright and balmy as that horrific Tuesday 11 years ago when terrorist-directed planes crashed into the American landscape and turned the day to dark.

Tuesday, Lions, Legionnaires, VFW members, local officials and retired FDNY members turned out once again to remind us never to forget the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost at the fallen Twin Towers in New York City, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and in a Shanksville, Pa., field on Sept. 11, 2001.

SUNSET BEACH—Town council has taken no action on a proposed building moratorium along Sunset Boulevard after several people spoke out against it on Monday night.

Former Sunset Beach Mayor Cherri Cheek spoke as representative of a purchaser at council’s monthly meeting. Her son, Baxter Cheek, submitted to council copies of a rendering for one of the proposed commercial buildings for a 5.2-acre site across from Sea Trail at the base of the bridge. Cheek said there has been public perception of a “typical beachwear store” at the site.

More than 200 people are expected to attend the Brunswick County Branch of the NAACP annual Freedom Fund Banquet this Saturday night.

The event is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at Brunswick Community College’s South Brunswick Islands Center, 9600 Ocean Hwy. in Carolina Shores. It’s a black-tie-optional affair kicking off with a reception and silent auction.